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Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement


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POV31: Age of Householder, Number of Children in Family, Marital Status, Work Experience for People 16 Years and Over: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  16 years and over 16 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 years and over
All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6)
White A.O.I.C.
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		151,639 21,504 14.2 24,433 4,704 19.3 24,108 4,583 19.0 103,098 12,217 11.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		87,222 9,125 10.5 10,694 1,447 13.5 9,512 874 9.2 67,016 6,804 10.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		64,417 12,379 19.2 13,739 3,256 23.7 14,596 3,710 25.4 36,081 5,413 15.0
            1 child 27,910 4,164 14.9 7,340 1,375 18.7 5,766 1,004 17.4 14,804 1,785 12.1
            2 or more children 36,507 8,214 22.5 6,399 1,881 29.4 8,830 2,706 30.6 21,277 3,628 17.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		24,438 6,040 24.7 3,082 1,470 47.7 11,022 2,757 25.0 10,334 1,814 17.5
            1 child 16,704 3,835 23.0 2,235 965 43.2 7,159 1,651 23.1 7,310 1,219 16.7
            2 or more children 7,734 2,205 28.5 847 505 59.6 3,863 1,105 28.6 3,024 595 19.7

Male
 
    Total 		74,630 9,381 12.6 12,433 2,174 17.5 11,512 1,758 15.3 50,686 5,450 10.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		43,994 4,349 9.9 5,643 748 13.3 5,388 467 8.7 32,962 3,134 9.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		30,636 5,032 16.4 6,790 1,426 21.0 6,123 1,291 21.1 17,723 2,316 13.1
            1 child 13,338 1,664 12.5 3,644 584 16.0 2,628 371 14.1 7,066 710 10.0
            2 or more children 17,298 3,368 19.5 3,145 842 26.8 3,495 920 26.3 10,658 1,606 15.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		11,515 2,380 20.7 1,127 461 40.9 4,773 1,023 21.4 5,615 896 16.0
            1 child 7,853 1,467 18.7 843 309 36.6 3,103 578 18.6 3,908 580 14.8
            2 or more children 3,662 914 24.9 284 152 53.5 1,670 445 26.6 1,707 316 18.5

Female
 
    Total 		77,009 12,122 15.7 12,000 2,529 21.1 12,597 2,826 22.4 52,412 6,767 12.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		43,228 4,776 11.0 5,051 699 13.8 4,124 407 9.9 34,054 3,670 10.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		33,781 7,346 21.7 6,950 1,830 26.3 8,473 2,418 28.5 18,358 3,097 16.9
            1 child 14,572 2,500 17.2 3,696 792 21.4 3,138 633 20.2 7,739 1,076 13.9
            2 or more children 19,209 4,846 25.2 3,254 1,039 31.9 5,335 1,786 33.5 10,620 2,022 19.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		12,923 3,660 28.3 1,955 1,009 51.6 6,249 1,734 27.7 4,719 917 19.4
            1 child 8,851 2,369 26.8 1,392 656 47.2 4,056 1,073 26.5 3,402 639 18.8
            2 or more children 4,073 1,291 31.7 563 353 62.7 2,193 660 30.1 1,317 278 21.1

Poverty Footnotes

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